Overweight or Underweight: Child, Miracle Blanket
10 articles
Bigger Swaddle Wraps?
Asked by L.C. from Seattle
on February 23, 2008
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My son is outgrowing his current swaddles (Kiddopotamus), and because he wriggles out of them in the middle of the night or during naps, he wakes up more frequently. ...
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- I have a couple Kiddopotamus swaddlers that are size Large (15-22lbs). I'm not sure what the length on it is cuz DD isn't in that size yet. I bought them at Babies R U...
- there is a great swaddle blanket by "Swaddle Designs". It is designed much bigger than most receiving blankets and it is very soft and thicker than most. There are ...
- They have the Large size at Baby's r us, it fits kids up to 22lbs and it is pretty long. My older 3 month old boy is about 25 inches and fits in it just fine.
Please Help...
Asked by A.K. from Boston
on September 17, 2006
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Hello,
My 6 year old nephew has ADHD and was diagnosed over a year ago. He has been on ritilin and adderol as well as a few others. Some of the medicine seemed to w...
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- I know this request is a little old, but I found this website and had to respond..... www.naturalchild.com
- I am a fan of the miracle blanket and use often in my role as a postpartum doula. If your baby is using it only at night, give it some more time if it works. You can ...
- A. K, I have a 9 year old in a similar situation. Have you tried the Daytrana patch? It is fairly new. I don't think that there is the perfect medication but,...
Swaddling Problems
Asked by M.K. from Dallas
on February 16, 2007
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Our 3 1/2 month daughter loves to be swaddled and sleeps all night as long as she is swaddled. But now she has become too big for us to swaddle in a receiving blanket...
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- There are swaddling blankets that you can by that have velcro on them to keep them in place, though I am not sure what they are called. There are also sleep sacks that...
- The Amazing Miracle Blanket is your best bet. You can order it online. Good LucK!
- My son is 4 months and sleeps through the night (8-10 hours) when he is swaddled. I use "Swaddle Me" from Babies R Us. My son is in the 90% in height and weight for hi...
Swaddling Issues
Asked by L.H. from San Francisco
on January 8, 2010
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Looking for a little advise, I swaddle my 5.5 month old boy every night before he goes to sleep, its become a routine and he sleeps well this way. The problem is he i...
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- This happened to me about the same age. At that point, I quit swaddling him and I switched him from his cradle to his crib so when he got an arm out it didn't hit the...
- If your son still needs to be swaddled, then do it! I swaddled my son until he was about 8 months or so. He was small, so the kiddopotamus one worked for a long while....
- I swaddled both my kids and this was the life saver for us. They slept very well at night and still do (they are 3 & 1 years old now). First one was ready to sleep uns...
Sleepless and Desperate for Help/advice with Colicky Baby
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on February 14, 2007
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I am desperate for some advice from other moms that may have had a colicky baby. Our pediatrician thought she had GERD so she prescribed Axid for my baby. This was l...
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- K., Congrats and hang in there! Our daughters share the same b'day two years apart. I was just about to type my advice when I saw Karly's advice - EXCACTLY what I...
- Many of my friends have tried gripe water and they all say it's great. Even a pediatrician I know has said that for some unknown reason it does allieviate discomfort....
- I have no advice, just reassurance that this will pass. My son had colic and I think I'm permanently psychically scarred by the experience. Good news is that it did en...
4 Month Old Can't Sleep Without Swaddle
Asked by M.C. from Washington DC
on November 4, 2008
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Hi, my 4 month old baby boy, who is our second, cannot sleep through the night without being swaddled. Which has been fine until now, he is a very big boy and is growi...
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- My 2nd daughter was the same way, she always thrashed around and nothing seemed to work except putting her to bed sound asleep (not a habit I want to get into). One ni...
- get a larger blanket and don't worry about the fact that he's still 4 months and needing to be swaddled. He WILL grow out of it. I used to do 2 light blankets for a sw...
- We found that the Miracle Blanket worked best for our son at that age. He was a big strong boy and would also fight out of the swaddle, but when I started using this ...
5 Month Old in Swadddle
Asked by J.M. from Boston
on March 22, 2010
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My (just turned) 5 month old sleeps well in her swaddle with one feed per night about 3 am, but the last 3 nights she has been heard making noise from trying to bust o...
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- don't let it freak you out. first, the rule of thumb is that if she is big enough to roll over she is fine. second, keep in mind, there are lots of kids that are mobli...
- If it were my child, I'd stop swaddling now that she's rolling over. I would be concerned that she'd get into a compromising position that the swaddle would possibly ...
- My doctor said we could stop swaddling since our little one was getting out of the swaddle anyways. She said he can learn how to self soothe when he wakes up and it h...
4 Month Old Suddenly Sleeping Only 6-7 Hours/day
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on September 9, 2010
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My 4 month old has been a poor sleeper since birth, but this is getting ridiculous. Initially he was just a short napper (20 minutes), and this has continued. Then a...
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- Wow. sounds like a seriously over tired Mommy and Baby. You have got to draw the line and get your baby sleeping for his health and yours. You can check with your D...
- Time to be tuff put him in his bed and turn off the lights don't go back in until the morning. He'll figure this out. but you have to start know the older they get the...
- Hello J., This is common and I can help you solve it - FOR LIFE in a short period of time. I subscribe to Mamapedia so that I can reach out to Moms like you to let y...
My Infant Does Not Sleep
Asked by M.S. from Orlando
on August 9, 2008
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My baby is 5 months old and has yet to sleep through the night. She wakes up to eat every two hours still. She throws anything up that is not breast milk and she now r...
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- Please resist the desire to supplement with formula. Its doubtful that she is nutritionally lacking. Are you sure that when she's nursing she is actually eating? Babie...
- Hi M., I can't respond to the throwing-up issue, but as far as sleeping through the night, I went through the same thing, and here is what worked for me after consult...
- Hi, M. I had the same problem with my baby. She never slept through the night (consistently) until she was a year old when I started giving her cow's milk. I was ge...
Seeking Advice for Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by L.C. from Erie
on September 13, 2006
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I gave birth to my son Anthony 7 weeks early. He just turned two months and he's still not sleeping more than 4 hours at night consistently. We've done a routine at ni...
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- Sleeping for 4 hours straight at his age is great. My son didn't sleep through the night until he was 7 mos old and we had to force him to do it. We let him cry and ...
- Hey , I am a mom of three and my doc told me most babies do not sleep for long stretches till they are 4 months or 13 lbs. whichever comes first. Sure enough that is ...
- Both of my kids were full term and didn't sleep through on a regular basis until about 6 months. Unfortunately I don't think there's a lot you can do until they do it...
